Description
The rds_ib_laddr_check function in net/rds/ib.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a bind system call for an RDS socket on a system that lacks RDS transports.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.7/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2349758acf1874e4c2b93fe41d072336f1a31d0
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59386Broken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.8Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/20/14Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66351Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079214Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2349758acf1874e4c2b93fe41d072336f1a31d0Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2349758acf1874e4c2b93fe41d072336f1a31d0
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59386Broken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.8Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/20/14Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66351Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079214Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2349758acf1874e4c2b93fe41d072336f1a31d0Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 24, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified